Genesis 48:5

Overview - Genesis 48
1	Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.
2	Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.
3	He repeats God's promise.
5	He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.
7	He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.
8	He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
17	He prefers the younger before the elder.
21	He prophesies their return to Canaan.

Genesis 48:5  (King James Version)
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.